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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Confetti Stage is pleased to announce its 32<SUP>nd</SUP> production, <B><I>I Hate Hamlet</I></B>, by Paul Rudnick.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Confetti Stage opens its 6<SUP>th</SUP> season with a comical look at both the profession of acting and theater in general. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park, BUT - Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, a ghost, his sword, and whether to don the tights and play the part in Central Park.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><EM>I Hate Hamlet </EM>opens</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <B>Friday, January 29, 2010</B> at <B>8:00pm.<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG>Evening performances</STRONG> will <B>also</B> take place on the following dates and times:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3> <B>Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3> Thursday, February 4, 2010 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
<div><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3> Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
<div><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3> Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG>Matinee performances</STRONG> will be:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
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<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">All performances will be take place at <B>Confetti Stage at The Albany Masonic Hall, 4<SUP>th</SUP> Floor Theater, </B>67 Corning Place, Downtown Albany, New York 12207.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Online discounted tickets- <B>$12</B> -are available at <B><A href="http://www.confettistage.com">www.confettistage.com</A></B>.</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- General Admission Tickets are <B>$15 </B>at door or the Confetti Stage Box Office <B>518-242-8015</B>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">School Night – <STRONG>Thursday, 2/4/10 only</STRONG> - $8 at the door / $7 online with a valid student ID<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- FlexTix Season Pass (5 tickets) - $50 (also available online).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Group Discounts Available.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Tickets are available at <B><A href="http://www.confettistage.com/">www.confettistage.com</A> </B>or may be reserved by calling the Confetti Stage Box Office at 518-242-8015.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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